White house in snow on a cloudy day

Painting a white house in snow is a bit like that exercise they make you do in art class 101 where you put some eggs in a white bowl. It’s all about the subtleties of the whites and what surrounds the bowl. Since I couldn’t rely on shadows to provide any contrast, I tried to put lots of detail and texture in the white house and leave the snow fairly untouched. I find that even though I see lots of texture in the snow, if I try to paint it, it just looks odd. Better to make a few simple brush strokes and let it be.
Sketched in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, in a Travelogue Watercolour Journal, 8′ x 8″.

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18 Comments on “White house in snow on a cloudy day”

Love it. The red shed or, the shed of red, Is particularly clever to draw the eye through the painting. I refuse to call your art a ‘sketch’ Having ceased & desisted bugging you about classes, am I in for Montreal or will you come to Ottawa? What’s up? 🎨

Hi Shari, I love the white house on a cloudy day. Winter scenes are my favourite, however, I do have trouble making them look real. You did The Lakeshore House in Values last year and I am wondering if at some point you will be doing it in colour. I have attempted it but I would really like to see your version. Thanks.